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PARENTS
Kids
are now starting to smoke at a younger age!
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Smoking
should be a parent’s greatest concern because it’s associated with
other risky behaviors and health dangers. |
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Kids
May Mimic Parents' Smoking, Drinking
Study Finds Preschoolers at Play Mimic
Parents' Smoking, Drinking |
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Preschoolers
pretending to shop for a Barbie doll's social evening were more
likely to choose cigarettes if their parents smoked, and wine
or beer if their parents drank, a study found.
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Researchers observing the children's play found that the ones
who watched PG-13 or R-rated movies also were more likely to
choose alcohol for Barbie.
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A 4-year-old girl chose Barbie-sized tobacco in the pretend
store and said: "I need this for my man. A man needs cigarettes."
(must read report)
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If
you’re a parent who smokes,
you could be jeopardizing more than just your own health.
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for failing
tests in school, suggests a new study from Temple University. In
fact, smoke exposure at home decreased the odds for passing standardized
tests by as much as 30% among kids ages 16 to 18 participating in
the study. |
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- Every day,
nearly 4,400 kids, as young as 8 years old, start to smoke in
America alone. That's nearly 1.5 million of our children a year
becoming enslaved to tobacco for the rest of their lives.
- The kids you save could be yours!
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- Preventing
your kids from smoking in high school increases the chances
they won't smoke as adults. Over one-third of all kids who try
smoking, continue
to smoke on a daily basis.
- Nearly 80% of adult smokers started
smoking before they turned 18 years old.
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- More
than 6.4 million children living today
will die prematurely because of a decision they will make as
adolescents.
- the decision to smoke cigarettes.
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- 43,000
children are orphaned each year because
of smoking related deaths.
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- American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) outlined three immediate
steps smokers can take for their children’s health:
- Make your home smoke free
- Keep your car smoke free
- Stop smoking for your children
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- Parental
smoking a threat to kids' lungs, new study confirms
60%
of the children
in the study had been exposed to cigarette smoke before birth
or in early life with deadly consequences, the research found.
(more)
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Those
most affected by secondhand smoke in our homes are children,
as they are exposed to the hazardous poisons that can hinder
the growth of their lungs and put them in danger of severe respiratory
diseases. Children are being stricken at early ages by asthma
and emphysema. According to Frank D. Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D.,
professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine,
"Parents or others who choose to smoke around children
are causing illness and school absences, potentially affecting
how well the children do in school."
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GOOD
NEWS
YOU
can help! |
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WARNING:
There is no safe
tobacco product. The use of any tobacco product can cause
cancer and other adverse health effects. This includes cigarettes,
cigars, pipes, and spit tobacco; mentholated, "low-tar,"
"naturally grown," or "additive free." |
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| Tobacco's
Toll on Kids
since 2000
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9,309,793
kids
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have
become regular
smokers |
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3,103,264
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will
die prematurely
from their addiction
Click
here |
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The
tobacco industry
spends over
$15.4 billion a year
marketing their deadly
products in the USA
alone, most of it
reaching kids.
So far this century
(since 2000)
they have spent over: |
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$
131,142,101,712
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It’s
never
too early
to talk to
your children
about not smoking
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Teens
who sit down to a family dinner most nights are less likely to
smoke than those who have two or fewer family meals a week.
-- The National Center on Addiction
and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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